We arrived in Hanoi pretty exausted, and just stayed at the guesthouse that they dropped us off at. It was in the middle of the old quarter where we wanted to stay anyway, and we managed to get them down to 8 dollars for an air conditioned room! We just wandered around the city, Jack ate some pigeon... see pictures... and had a look at the markets etc. We weren't too keen on staying long in Hanoi, it was increadibly hot and increadibly busy. We decided to get...

We arrived in Hue at about 1.00pm and found a nice guesthouse which was run by a Vietnamese family. One of the ladies was really old and crazy - she pinched both mine and Jack's bums on the way out the guesthouse, and punched me in the stomach! First time i've ever been battered by an old lady!! They didnt speak any English, but we managed to communicate somehow!! That afternoon James and I went to the forbidden city. It was worth going to see, but after Ang...

We found a guesthouse after walking around for about half an hour - it was nice, and in a good location right on the river. There's not a great deal to do in Hoi An, but it is famous for tailoring, so I got a suit made, 2 dresses and a winter jacket for NZ. Each dress was 7pounds, the suit 20pounds and the jacket 10pounds! Jack got a suit too - a red one, with flairs and black and red lining down the sides - I'm sure you've all seen the photos by now...!! We ...

We arrived in Nha Trang to find that it was incredibly busy due to a week long festival going on - we looked at about 15 guesthouses (which were all full!) until we found one near the centre. To cut costs, we shared with Simon and Scarlett, so paid a quarter of the price! Nha Trang is very nice, but very busy. One day I went to the mineral baths with 6 other people (Jack said it wasn't his thing!) and it was excellent, really relaxing. You sit in a mud bath...

Jack did a trip by motorbike with a driver from Mui Ne to Dalat, and I got the bus because I couldnt afford the bike. Dalat is in the highlands, and it is actually cold here, its at 1450 meters. It doesnt feel like vietnam because its not humid at all. there's waterfalls and lakes around which we might go and see tomorrow, or we'll just head to Nha Trang which is on the beach. We'll be getting the bus and not a motorbike - the bus is$4 and the motorbike is $1...